Premier Christy Clark walked out of a last-minute cabinet meeting in Vancouver Sunday and into a state of contrition as she apologized personally for the ethnic vote scandal.

Despite the uproar about a secret plan by the B.C. Liberals to apologize for historic wrongs aimed at winning votes from ethnic groups, Clark said more information about an apology to the Chinese community will be revealed within days.

On Wednesday the NDP released leaked documents it said showed the Liberals used tax dollars to devise an outreach plan to court ethnic groups, in particular using apologies for past injustices to gain “quick wins” of support.

“I do want to make sure I say it to all of you and to everybody in the multicultural communities. I sincerely apologize for the language that was used in that document,” Clark said Sunday. “We have to make that right.”

Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Ida Chong said an apology to the Chinese community could come before or after the May 14 election.

“The issue is making sure that the full consultation with the community is, in fact, done so that the apology is as heartfelt and sincere and offered with humility, as it should be,” Chong said.

Outside the Sunday afternoon meeting numerous cabinet ministers voiced their support for Clark and insisted the Liberals are united.

Clark apologized for the language in the plan and announced an inquiry into the document through a statement read by deputy premier Rich Coleman in the legislature last week.

That apology wasn’t enough for B.C. Liberal Party member Vikram Bajwa, who said he was worried tax dollars being spent to woo the Indo-Canadian community by supporting the Times Of India Film Awards could create ill will.

“Because it’s going to have a backlash on our community during the elections, during the awards and after the elections,” Bajwa said.

The Liberals contend the awards will strengthen trade relations between B.C. and India.

Former Surrey-Tynehead Liberal riding association vice-president James Plett said the current scandal was the last straw for him.

Premier Christy Clark walked out of a last-minute cabinet meeting in Vancouver Sunday and into a state of contrition as she apologized personally for the ethnic vote scandal.

Despite the uproar about a secret plan by the B.C. Liberals to apologize for historic wrongs aimed at winning votes from ethnic groups, Clark said more information about an apology to the Chinese community will be revealed within days.